9 May 2022 11:44 am
The second son and Chief of Staff of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his wife left the country in the early hours of today morning, the Daily Mirror learns.
Yoshitha and his wife arrived at the BIA and left for Singapore.
Yoshitha's exit from the country is on a very crucial day as his father, the Prime Minister is expected to announce a decision on whether he will step down from the Premiership. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to attend the cabinet meeting today evening and is likely to thereafter announce a decision after the President had informed him to step down.
Presently, thousands of Mahinda's supporters have gathered in and out of Temple Trees urging Mahinda Rajapaksa to stay on.